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City Council

City council member seeks state House seat | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil

Lisa Olson has announced she is seeking election, as a Republican, to the North Dakota House of Representatives from District 38. She currently serves on the Minot City Council, a position she was originally elected to in 2010. Throughout her tenure on the council, she has been elected council vice president and […]

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City Council

Former Stockton councilman sues city, county to get on ballot in District 6 | #citycouncil

Former Stockton City Councilmember Ralph Lee White said he has been told by city and county officials that they will “sign off” on his law suit to be added to the ballot in Stockton’s 6th City Council District. White, who claimed he was disqualified from the ballot unfairly, officially filed at San Joaquin County Superior […]

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Mayor

Craig is new mayor of Mifflin

MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — An automatic recount for a roller-coaster mayoral race in the Village of Mifflin resulted in a new, final winner on Tuesday. The Ashland County Board of Elections declared Freddie Craig, a write-in mayoral candidate, the winner. Fred Craig. Credit: Photo submitted. The change comes a week following a coin toss that determined […]

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Alabama

Candidates qualify for local offices | #elections | #alabama

CULLMAN, Ala. – A number of candidates have qualified to run in local elections in 2024. Candidates seeking nomination by a party primary had to submit their names by Nov. 10, 2023. Candidates not seeking a party nomination have until Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Due to a 2021 change in Alabama’s election laws, all municipal […]

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Mayor

Lauren Sheprow, Port Jefferson’s first new mayor in 14 years, aims to tap into grassroots energy from her campaign to lead village

When Port Jefferson mayoral candidate Lauren Sheprow was kicked off the ballot weeks before Election Day, it appeared her campaign might be over. The first-term village trustee announced a write-in campaign after Suffolk County elections officials ruled her candidate petition lacked a required cover letter. But she knew she was a long shot to defeat her opponent, […]

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Mayor

Lauren Sheprow defeats fellow trustee in Port Jefferson mayor’s race

A write-in candidate won the Port Jefferson mayor’s race Tuesday after she had been kicked off the ballot for filing her candidacy petition incorrectly. Trustee Lauren Sheprow defeated fellow trustee Kathianne Snaden, 956 to 796, Village Clerk Barbara Sakovich said in an email. The winner will succeed Mayor Margot J. Garant, who will step down in July after […]

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Mayor

William Manger Jr. defeats incumbent Jesse Warren

Southampton Village Trustee William Manger Jr. was elected mayor Friday night as he defeated incumbent Jesse Warren in the village election. Manger received 834 votes compared with 600 for Warren, according to the village clerk. Trustees Robin Brown and Roy Stevenson, who ran on the same ticket as Manger, were reelected. They defeated challengers Greg Centeno […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Contested village races include Southampton Mayor Jesse Warren who’s facing challenge from trustee William Manger

Southampton voters will go to the polls on June 16 to pick a mayor — one of more than a half-dozen Long Island villages with contested races next month. In the Southampton race, Mayor Jesse Warren is facing a challenge from trustee William Manger, 58, who declared his candidacy 10 months after taking his seat on the […]

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